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Investments and Public Expenditure
(1766 records
- USD 348,319,133,957.00
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Investments for Farm Modernization and Food Supply Security
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than US$1 billion in investments and a three-pillar plan to accelerate farm modernization and long-term food supply security. The plan seeks to better understand chemical risks to individual and population health, increase federal investment in regenerative agriculture practices and education, and spur private sector innovation in farm modernization by reducing red tape and matching private funding. The package includes US$840 million from USDA, US$200 million from HHS and US$30 million from EPA.
Danper Trujillo S.A.C.
The project finances the company's investment plan to develop 562 additional hectares of agricultural plantations, modernize its industrial processes, and partially refinance its bank debt. It responds to the sustained growth of Peruvian agricultural exports to the United States and the European Union, whose expansion is constrained by raw material supply. It aims to expand production and improve quality to compete in new markets, including Asia.
National Agricultural Innovation System Support Project (PNIA)
The project supports the establishment and consolidation of the National Agricultural Innovation System by strengthening the institutional capacity of the lead public agency, building decentralized innovation networks with public and private stakeholders, and administering competitive grant funds for subprojects in strategic research, adaptive research, agricultural extension, seed enterprise development, and capacity building. It includes a national and international scholarship program for researchers and extension professionals, as well as the design of a monitoring and evaluation system for the agricultural innovation system. Its objective is to create the conditions for member organizations of the national innovation system to improve their effectiveness in developing and delivering improved agricultural technologies to rural producers.
Policy frameworks
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U.S. Advances Regenerative Agriculture
The White House announced that the President of the United States signed an executive order to accelerate agricultural innovation, advance regenerative agriculture and strengthen farm resilience. The measure directs the Department of Agriculture to expand the Regenerative Agriculture Pilot Program, share its results and create public-private partnerships to increase capacity for producers interested in adopting regenerative practices. It also directs the Environmental Protection Agency to prioritize registration of alternative crop protection tools and review data on pre-harvest desiccation uses; and instructs the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services and the EPA to develop research methodologies and frameworks on cumulative exposure to regulated chemical classes in the food supply.
Brazil mobilizes 20 ministries to address the effects of El Niño
News article on the mobilization of 20 ministries of the Government of Brazil to address the effects of El Niño, whose impact is expected between October and December. The action is related to climate prevention, interinstitutional coordination and preparedness for risks associated with extreme climate events.
Brazil strengthens climate prevention ahead of El Niño
News article on Brazil’s reinforced government actions for environmental monitoring, prevention and response to forest fires and climate risks associated with a new El Niño episode.
Good practices
(1766 records
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Investments for Farm Modernization and Food Supply Security
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than US$1 billion in investments and a three-pillar plan to accelerate farm modernization and long-term food supply security. The plan seeks to better understand chemical risks to individual and population health, increase federal investment in regenerative agriculture practices and education, and spur private sector innovation in farm modernization by reducing red tape and matching private funding. The package includes US$840 million from USDA, US$200 million from HHS and US$30 million from EPA.
Danper Trujillo S.A.C.
The project finances the company's investment plan to develop 562 additional hectares of agricultural plantations, modernize its industrial processes, and partially refinance its bank debt. It responds to the sustained growth of Peruvian agricultural exports to the United States and the European Union, whose expansion is constrained by raw material supply. It aims to expand production and improve quality to compete in new markets, including Asia.
National Agricultural Innovation System Support Project (PNIA)
The project supports the establishment and consolidation of the National Agricultural Innovation System by strengthening the institutional capacity of the lead public agency, building decentralized innovation networks with public and private stakeholders, and administering competitive grant funds for subprojects in strategic research, adaptive research, agricultural extension, seed enterprise development, and capacity building. It includes a national and international scholarship program for researchers and extension professionals, as well as the design of a monitoring and evaluation system for the agricultural innovation system. Its objective is to create the conditions for member organizations of the national innovation system to improve their effectiveness in developing and delivering improved agricultural technologies to rural producers.
Resources
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Events
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Dialogue rooms
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